Denver man sues ex-auto dealer for alienation of affections
Leon Davis of Denver files suit for 50000 damages against ASKED OF APPERSON A. B. Apperson formerly of automobile dealer alleging he waged a systematic campaign to win the affections of Eleanor W. Davis since April. The complaint says Apperson took Mrs. Davis to Troutdale Colorado Yellowstone Park and Salt Lake City and allowed her to visit his Brown Palace hotel suite. Davis was granted a divorce earlier this year in Denver. The case was filed in Denver and served at the Brown Palace hotel.
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A. B. Apperson
Leon Davis
Denver
Apperson
Brown Palace
Davis
Kittredge
Yenre
Brown Palace Hotel
Eleanor W. Davis
Charles C. Butler
District Court
Union Heads Disorganized At Opening Of Conference
Washington reports show the coal strike settlement commission hearing closing arguments from United Mine Workers and operators over a 60 percent wage rise and a 30 hour week. The case focuses on worker earnings, work time, and the need for a broader view of averages in ministering to coal industry conditions.
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Washington
Coal Strike Settlement Commission
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Ralph Cruz
Cruz
Federal Bureau of Labor
Mondell Reiterates Against Reducing Army Size
Washington February 3 Representative Mondell of Wyoming reiterated opposition to universal training arguing the regular military establishment should not be reduced below 235000. He estimated annual maintenance costs at about 4.3 billion dollars with 600 million for the regular army and 700 million for a civilian training force.
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Washington
Mondell
Wyoming
Ace lands on Clay street in Oakland stunt
L V Pickup, pilot at Durant aviation field, landed his small airplane named the Ace in downtown Oakland on Clay street in a novel stunt. He planned to take off again from the street but a skid on the slick pavement injured another plane and authorities ruled it unsafe to attempt a second ascent.
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L. V. Pickup
Durant Aviation Field
Clay Street
Oakland
California
Democrat Says He Was Dupe in Newberry Gang Conspiracy
In Grand Rapids on February 3, 1918 campaign trial testimony opened with James W. Helme denying voluntary involvement in the Newberry conspiracy. Helme claimed he was manipulated by the Newberry campaign to oppose Henry Ford and split votes, while defense speaker James O Murfin described it as a strategic ploy to derail Ford in the Republican primary. Samuel O'Dell, a co-defendant and former state treasurer, allegedly advised that defeating Ford in the Democratic primary would boost Democratic prospects if Ford won the Republican nomination.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
James W. Helme
United States
Newberry
Helme
James O. Murfin
Henry Ford
Murfin
Ford
Samuel O'Dell
Hungarian Royalists Split Into Factions
The royalist party in Hungaria divides into two camps. One seeks a national king preferably Hungarian, open to Archduke Josef. The other backs inviting a powerful dynastic king for aid, with talk of Prince Arthur of Connaught. A small faction urges loyalty to former Emperor Charles as king, hoping he abdicates to his son Otto.
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Budapest
Hungaria
Archduke Josef
Arthur
Connaught
Charles
Hungary
Otto
Sensational Slump in Foreign Exchange Hits America
New York figures showed a continued dramatic drop in foreign exchange with Paris, Rome, and Antwerp hitting new lows. Dealers reported premiums on Canadian and European bills while a $17 million gold withdrawal from the sub-treasury pointed to South American trade strength. French and Belgian francs slid to 14.44 and 14.50 per dollar.
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New York
Stock Exchange
South America
Steamship Owned by Negroes Seized with Million Dollar Whiskey Cargo
A Black Star steamship Yarmouth owned by a Negro corporation was seized in New York with a reported 5 million dollars in whiskey. Federal Prohibition Inspector Shevlin planned to unload the liquor for storage if court orders allow. A guard of 15 agents was aboard after workmen were found attempting to steal 66 bottles.
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New York
Federal Prohibition
Shevlin
Black Star Steamship Yarmouth
Prohibition
Vladivostock Revolt Stirs Port As Allied Troops Patrol
A local revolution in Vladivostock, the Siberian port handling American troops' return, leaves the city under rebel control per a Jan 31 message from Major General Graves. Allied forces patrol streets to safeguard citizens and curb robberies as the upheaval unfolds.
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Washington
Vladivostock
Siberian
Graves
Navy Secretary Daniels Defends Medal Rulings Before Senate Panel
Secretary Daniels testified before a Senate subcommittee on war decorations, reaffirming his reasons for altering some recommendations and defending the medal process. He denied Sims assertions about Navy wartime readiness and criticized Sims for omitting Admiral Wilson from distinguished service medal deliberations. The hearing adjourned to allow study of Daniels’s written statement.
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Washington
Daniels
Sims
Senate
Hale
Mr. Daniels
Ausa
Admiral Sims
Admiral Wilson
General Donzelman silent on Cordillo case retirement report
General Hugo Donzelman denied commenting on a report he retired from the defense team in the Cordillo brothers and Walter Newell murder case. The trial for the Sept 7 1919 killing near Laramie is set for next month with potential venue change to Cheyenne.
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Hugo Donzelman
Peter and John Cordillo
Walter Newell
Frank Jennings
Laramie
Donzelman
Cordillo Brothers
Newell
Cheyenne
Fred L. Crabbe
Aute Prohibition
Cordillos
Crabbe
Prohibition
Jennings
Nine Jurors Secured for Deportation Trial
Tombstone Arizona February 3 Nine jurors were tentatively accepted from 44 talesmen in the opening day of the trial of Harry E Wooten Bisbee hardware merchant charged with kidnapping in the deportation of striking miners from Bisbee in July 1917. Most jurors were farmers and ranchers from Cochise county.
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Tombstone
Ariz
Harry E. Wooten
Bisbee
Cochise County
Flu Rampant Over State of Colorado
Denver reports nearly 2,000 influenza cases across the state with 910 cases in Denver. Health departments say the peak of the epidemic has not yet been reached and outbreaks continue in various regions.
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Colorado
Denver
Fire drills to restart in Cheyenne schools
Fire Chief Bates and Superintendent A S Jessup announce regular drills in Cheyenne schools for the rest of the year. The first drill occurred at the high school on Monday.
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Bates
A. S. Jessup
Cheyenne
Cummings Praises Democrats At Central New York Meeting
Homer S. Cummings national Democratic committee chairman criticizes Republicans on League of Nations and calls for harmony. He praises the party record and prosperity under Democratic leadership during remarks at a Syracuse conference of Central and Northern New York party leaders.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Democratic Party
Republican Party
League of Nations
Homer S. Cummings
National Democratic Committee
Central
New York
Cummings
America
United States
Chamber of Commerce backs Cheyenne ice plant with anti monopoly stance
Chamber directors approve an ice plant in Cheyenne while opposing a franchise that could create a monopoly. They advocate restricting natural ice cutting, limiting sale of natural ice, and supporting public safeguards. They also lent the club dining room to the American Legion and pledged help with the census efforts.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Cheyenne
Club
American Legion
Senate weighs cloture and treaty fate in new push
Washington figures move to revive the peace treaty next week as Senate leaders seek a plan to clear parliamentary red tape. Cloture is the main hurdle as Vice President Marshall may hold the measure, with options including referral to the foreign relations committee or a possible cloture rule change without committee action.
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Washington
Senate
Marshall
Girl Testifies a Socialist Spat Upon Old Glory
Ellen Chivers, an 18 year old Brooklyn stenographer, testified at the New York assembly judiciary commission trial of five suspended socialist assemblymen that she saw Charles Solomon spit upon the American flag during war time. Applause followed her claim as she said she volunteered to testify, urging the duty to stand against treason.
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Albany
N. Y
Brooklyn
Ellen Chivers
Assembly Judiciary Commission
Charles Solomon
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